How to Make a Survey for Free (No Account Required)
2025-09-16
Why most free surveys aren't actually free
SurveyMonkey, Typeform, and Google Forms all require an account before you can create a survey. That means an email address, a password, and a terms-of-service agreement before you've written a single question. For a quick poll before a meeting or class, that's a five-minute overhead you don't need.
Account requirements also mean your survey data is tied to a platform that can change pricing, add limits, or close. If you just need to collect responses for a single event, creating an account is disproportionate overhead.
Creating a survey without an account
rifts.to lets you create a survey with no account and no email required. Open the page, enter your questions, click create. You get a shareable link and a QR code immediately. The admin URL is your only credential — save it, and you can always return to see results.
No confirmation email, no password setup, no profile page. The survey is live the moment you create it. Respondents fill in the form anonymously — they need no account either.
Choosing your question types
Multiple choice works for most opinion and preference questions. Keep options to 4–5 maximum. Rating scales (1–10) are ideal for measuring satisfaction, confidence, or intensity. Free text is best for open-ended feedback, but limit it to one question per survey or response rates drop.
For quick polls, one or two questions is enough. The shorter the survey, the higher the response rate. A single well-chosen question often gives you more usable data than a ten-question form that only half the audience completes.
Sharing your survey
The QR code generated automatically is the fastest way to share in person — project it on a screen or print it. The shareable link works for webinars, emails, or messaging apps. Either way, respondents go directly to the form with no intermediate steps.
Results appear in real time on your admin dashboard as responses come in. There's no delay, no export step required — just open your admin URL and the data is there.
